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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The "Popular" in "Popular Crime" -- Part One: Myths and Men -- 1. Criminality and Celebrity -- 2. Best Foot Forward -- 3. A Criminal's Roots -- 4. Humanity and Monstrosity -- 5. Guilt, Innocence and the "Truth" -- Part Two: Situating the Story -- 6. Emerging Media Forms -- 7. "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" -- 8. Making Headlines -- Part Three: (Not) Naming the Dead -- 9. The Canonical Five -- 10. The Candy Store Owner and the AutoTrader Photographer -- 11. The "Real" Victim -- Part Four: Good Men Gone Bad -- 12. Behind the Badge -- 13. Dark Conspiracies and Noble Intentions -- 14. The Coroner and the Special Prosecutor -- Conclusion: Stories for the Ages -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Some criminals become household names, while others-even those who seek recognition through their crimes-are forgotten. The criminal's actions are only a part of every famous true crime story. Other factors, such as the setting and circumstances of the crimes and the ways in which others take control of the narrative, ultimately drive their notoriety. Through a comparison of the tellings and retellings of two famous cases more than a century apart-the Jack the Ripper killings in 1888, and the murder trials of Steven Avery as documented in Making a Murderer-this book examines the complicated dynamics of criminal celebrity.-- Provided by publisher |
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Jack, the Ripper.
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Avery, Steven
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Avery, Steven |
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Jack, the Ripper |
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Murderers -- Biography
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Mass media.
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mass media.
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Mass media
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Murderers
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1476641439 |
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9781476641430 |
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